How to stop automatic page refresh (IE6) on Drudgereport.com ?

[98 Guy]

In the Tools -> Internet Options -> Security -> Custom level settings
I've set "Allow Meta Refresh" to Disable, but the drudgereport website
still performs constant page re-freshes every minute or two.

How can I stop this refresh?

(this is win-98se, IE 6.0.2800.1106)

 

[Don Varnau]

Hi,
It looks like JavaScript is used to refresh the page every 3 minutes
(180,000 milliseconds)
- - -
<script type="text/javascript">
var timer = setInterval("autoRefresh()", 1000 * 60 * 3)
function autoRefresh(){self.location.reload(true)}
</script>
- - -
If you place drudgereport.com in Restricted Sites (Internet Options>
Security) JavaScript should be disabled, but the Site *may* work OK in all
other respects.

Or, you might try Firefox http://www.mozilla.com It's very easy to disable
JavaScript from Tools> options.

Hope this helps,
Don
[MS MVP- IE]

"98 Guy" <98@Guy.com> wrote in message news:47EE5751.8824B05F@Guy.com...
>
> In the Tools -> Internet Options -> Security -> Custom level settings
> I've set "Allow Meta Refresh" to Disable, but the drudgereport website
> still performs constant page re-freshes every minute or two.
>
> How can I stop this refresh?
>
> (this is win-98se, IE 6.0.2800.1106)

 

[Lee]

On Mar 29, 8:50 am, 98 Guy <9...@Guy.com> wrote:
> In the Tools -> Internet Options -> Security -> Custom level settings
> I've set "Allow Meta Refresh" to Disable, but the drudgereport website
> still performs constant page re-freshes every minute or two.
>
> How can I stop this refresh?
>
> (this is win-98se, IE 6.0.2800.1106)

Don has pointed out that JavaScript is squarely to blame.
Halfway down this page,
http://service1.symantec.com/sarc/sarc.nsf/html/win.script.hosting.html

you can download Symantec's NoScript.exe which offers a temporary
solution for IE's script gotchas like the one you are involved with
here - so turn it off.

And when you are done with Druge or the next time you notice that it's
not working, just turn it back on.

Mine has a shortcut on the QuickLaunch bar but I rarely use it.

 

[98 Guy]

Lee wrote:

> > How can I stop this refresh?
>
> Don has pointed out that JavaScript is squarely to blame.
> Halfway down this page,
>http://service1.symantec.com/sarc/sarc.nsf/html/win.script.hosting.html
>
> you can download Symantec's NoScript.exe which offers a temporary
> solution for IE's script gotchas like the one you are involved with
> here - so turn it off.

It seems that adding drudgereport.com to the restricted zone does
prevent the page refresh.

Your comment about Symantec's "noscript" is interesting. I have
NSW/NAV 2002 installed on the machines in question, and according to
the NAV control panel "Script Blocking" is turned on. But that
apparently isin't stopping the IE page refreshing.

 

[Tawny Port]

But that
> apparently isin't stopping the IE page refreshing.

hi 98guy,,,, am a fan.

in this case, doesnt the option suggested re: 'use firefox' sound more sensible?
just a 'q'.

 

[Opera User]

"Tawny Port" <tawn@vatnearyou> wrote in
news:eJf5Xj#lIHA.4684@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl:

> But that
>> apparently isin't stopping the IE page refreshing.
>
> hi 98guy,,,, am a fan.
>
> in this case, doesnt the option suggested re: 'use firefox'
> sound more sensible? just a 'q'.
>
>
>
Another alternative is Opera.

I set a site preference to turn off javascript.

 

[98 Guy]

Tawny Port wrote:

> hi 98guy,,,, am a fan.

thanx

> in this case, doesnt the option suggested re: 'use firefox'
> sound more sensible?
> just a 'q'.

I have firefox installed, but I tend to use IE out of habbit.

And besides, adding "drudgereport.com" to the restricted zone has
fixed the issue and that website no longer auto-refreshes itself.

 

[98 Guy]

Opera User wrote:

> Another alternative is Opera.
>
> I set a site preference to turn off javascript.

Turn off jscript - for all websites? Or selected ones?